Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-12-16
THE HORSE DRovER's MARRIAGE
A Love story Told by Judge Allen, of
Georgia.

/ ouuSo AftH HAS Hilnu IuIl Oh dncc-
dotes and never tires of telling them.
says letter from Hamilton. Ga He
recalls with clearness every incident of
seeming unimportance which has trans
pred during his career. He has heard
speeches from the lips of Webster,
Clay aud Calhoun. lie can almost re-
peat q speech he heard delivered by
Henry Clay in crowded street OF
Macon when he predicted a evil war.
He was asked for a story. and as his
habit is. he had sat for moment quiet
ly smoking his pipe. At length he
placed his pipe in his pocket and said:
Well. Will tell you real love story.
1t all happened twenty years before the
war. when i was attending school at
the Georgia university. At that time
there existed among the proud south
erners no greater prejudice than that
against horse-drovers. A horse-drover
was considered little better than a
horse-thiet / met one day young
man of this class, and in spite of my
share in the common prejudice | was
struck with his easy manner. saw
enough OF IN to come To the conclu-
sion that he would grace anybody's
parlor. so ono day j asked him 4 he
would not like 10 call on a young lady
friend OF mine. He sad he would b.
glad TO do so. and that afternoon we
made call on Miss Prggius. We
found that she had already two callers.
young men of the town. | introduced
my friend. the horse-drover. and you
would have been amused to have seen
the countenances of the young men
fall. Scarcely a half dozen words
were exchanged before Miss Priggins'
first callers male their exit Nv
friend took in the situation ri once.
but he had the good sense to not show
il.
After awhile he was turning music
for Mss Priggins VIII lie she played up
on the piano. When she had finished.
he was asked if he could not play.
II play sometimes" was his reply.
wi you not play for us'' Miss
Priggins then asked.
HE reluctantly consented He took
his position in front of the instrument
and we were thrilled with the music he
made. He touched the keys OF the
piano with the ease and grace OF mas
far MI xuh hn haI fin hal nj
fused to play more he had won the
friendsh p of Miss Priggins, who was
on his departure cordial in her initva-
ton for him to call again.
well, he made several pleasant calls
during his stay. lie came back the
next season and before he left town he
and Miss Priggins approached the
young lady's father and asked his con-
sent to their marriage
rs nee You both seem to DIES re il,
will not oppose your marriage. but If
my daughter makes a hard bed she
must lie upon il, v
1T shall be as soft as feathers can
make t. was the young man pleas
ant rejoinder
The wedding was set for Sept 10.
When he came for his bride everyone
was surprised at the Il splay he made.
He wore an expensive suit and "A SER
want in livery drove two magnificent
iron grays to his fine carriage. Some
one. made bold by curiosity. approach
ed the servant and inquired who the
young man might be.
IVY. sir, my master is de riches
man in Kentuck'. 'xpect sir He
owns de fines farm in de country. and
pears to me ha'f o. Louisville"
Further inquiry elected the infor-
nation that the drover was really a
maa Of means, who hal Travelled ex.
tensively and hal many accompl sh-
ments Suffice it to say Miss Priggins
was W Hing TO accept the bed she had
made